Introducing Neptune (KOSDAQ:217270), The Stock That Zoomed 186% In The Last Year

When you buy shares in a company, there is always a risk that the price drops to zero. But if you pick the right business to buy shares in, you can make more than you can lose. For example, the Neptune Company (KOSDAQ:217270) share price has soared 186% return in just a single year. And in the last month, the share price has gained 48%. The longer term returns have not been as good, with the stock price only 23% higher than it was three years ago.

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There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

During the last year Neptune grew its earnings per share, moving from a loss to a profit.

We think the growth looks very prospective, so we're not surprised the market liked it too. Inflection points like this can be a great time to take a closer look at a company.

The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

This free interactive report on Neptune's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Neptune shareholders have gained 186% (in total) over the last year. So this year's TSR was actually better than the three-year TSR (annualized) of 7%. These improved returns may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Neptune better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Neptune you should be aware of, and 1 of them can't be ignored.

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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on KR exchanges.

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